Pearson and UNIRAZAK Education Collaboration Creates New Accounting Professional Pathways

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) – Pearson Malaysia (Pearson) and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to enable LCCI Accounting and Finance diploma graduates to gain guaranteed admission into a 4-year Accounting degree programme with accreditation by CPA Australia, offered by UNIRAZAK.The MoA was inked at…

Statement on Moody’s Investors Service Ratings Action on PETRONAS

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — PETRONAS refers to the announcement by Moody’s Investors Service that it has downgraded our credit ratings to A2 (stable) from A1 (negative). The announcement was made subsequent to the publication of its updated cross-sector methodology “Assessing the Impact of Sovereign Credit Quality on Other Ratings”…

Manulife Malaysia Dedicates a Wall at Muzium Negara MRT Station to Local Artists

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — Manulife Malaysia has taken a bold step to recognise Malaysia’s upcoming local artists by dedicating its largest advertising asset at the Muzium Negara MRT Station to local artists. The company will be showcasing different artwork every six months by collaborating with budding local artists, starting…

UEM Sunrise Embraces Innovation and ‘Go Digital’ by Launching Hub, its New Mobile App for Homeowners

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) –UEM Sunrise Berhad (“UEM Sunrise”), one of Malaysia’s leading housing developers, launched their latest digital customer interactive experience, a mobile app called hUb at ‘The Future of Living by UEM Sunrise’ event in Publika. The launch was officiated by Kenny Wong, Chief Marketing Officer of UEM Sunrise and…

Mokhtar Hussain Appointed BERNAMA Acting Editor-in-Chief

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) — The Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) today announced the appointment of Datuk Mokhtar Hussain, 58, as Acting Editor-in-Chief effective 24 June 2019. He succeeds Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab, 62, who completes his contract as BERNAMA’s Editor-in-Chief on 22 June 2019. BERNAMA expresses its sincere appreciation…

TriLumina Launches the World´s First Surface-Mount Flip-Chip Back-Emitting VCSEL Array Without the Need for a Submount

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TriLumina, the leading developer of flip-chip VCSEL(vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) technology for 3D sensing, announces the launch of the world’s first surface-mount flip-chip back-emitting VCSEL array without the need for a submount or bond wires, which allows for lower costs and higher performance than existing…

Druva Raises $130 Million to Power Data Protection for the Cloud Era

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Druva, Inc., the leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, today announced a $130 million investment led by Viking Global Investors, pushing total capital raised to $328 million. The round also included participation from new investors including certain funds advised by Neuberger Berman…

Kit Loong Commercial Tyre Group launches ‘Safety =’ campaign

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia,June 21 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — It is no secret that the Road Safety Plan 2014-2020 has set an ambitious target: a reduction of 50% in the number of deaths and serious injuries resulting from road accidents by 2020. We can see the effects already, through reduced road fatalities in 2018…

HL Cement (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Ridge Star Limited (Collectively, the “Joint Offerors”)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) —  We refer to the announcement dated 28 May 2019 by Tasek on the Offer. Pursuant to Rule 19.04(1) of the Rules, we wish to inform that HL Cement (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and/or Ridge Star Limited and its persons acting in concert as well as other…

Information of Malindo Air OD301 from Bandung to Kuala Lumpur

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia June 20 (Bernama) — Malindo Air OD301, a Boeing 737-800 with registration number 9M-LCK, experienced a runway excursion before take-off at 3:25p.m. (Malaysia time) today at Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung, Indonesia.There was a total of 122 persons on-board consisting of 114 passengers and 8 crew members. All…